Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-09
SCIENCE HAD TRIUMPHED
THE INTENSE SUFFERING OF LITTLE
WILLIE HORTON.

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acter-Bitten by Pet Dog He Suffers IN
told Agonies, But is Saved Thro ugh the
Wonderful Skill of Medical Science.
New York special to The Cincinnati
Enquirer; Among the most insidious
Of the diseases that sap away vitality is
that general class knowing to the med
zeal profession as blood poisoning. II
may come from any one of a thousand
causes. but its effects are alike terrible
N all cases. Little Willie Horton, who
S only seven years old, the son
Of merchant in the dry-goods
Inc in New York, has just been through
siege of blood-poisoning of a remark
able character, accompanied by enough
pain and suffering during the last few
months TO last an ordinary citizen life
time. The lad is a private patient OF
DR.. Darling. who is specialist in blood
diseases During the most of the lad s
illness he had been directly and con-
stantly under the Doctors eve and per-
'onal supervision in his house, where
he has fitted up several rooms for
patients who may require especial care.
Willie Horizons sickness began in a Pc
euiar way. He had a small black and
tan dog. so unusually small as to be a
great pet. The dog was nearly as old
As his young master. After a run in
the hot sun one day last spring the dog
seemed to wilt. Its legs bent under its
small body and it appeared unable to
walk. When it came bed time for Willie
he dog was still sick. Willie was wor-
ried over his pet He lay awake for
hour after hour until certain that his
parents had retired. Then he got up
and went out to the dogs kennel and
brought his sick playmate into his own
bed. 1t was the most simple of boylike
deeds. The lad covered his pet with
the bed-clothes as tenderly as if it was
his own brother. Then he went to
sleep. One arm was around his play
mates neck. In the morning
THE DOG WAS DEAD.
Its body was cold and rigid, indicat-
nc that death had taken place early
after the removal to Wllie's bed The
boy was almost inconsolable and nearly
heart-broken. Even the promise of an
other dog scarcely frightened the
youthful mourner's face He made a
funeral for the poor little biack-and-
IAN, and buried the dead animal with
all the honors of childhood and dog
hood.
The next day Willie complained of
feeling unwell. 1t was at first thought
to be merely the reaction consequent
on the exctiment of the previous day,
But it was soon developed to be more
serious, He complained of feeling as
If there was a heavy weight on his head
that held him to the earth so that he
could not move. He had frequent at
lacks of fainting They would come
on suddenly. He would be standing of
up in conversation, when, without any
warning. his eyes would close, and he
would become unconscious without
even a struggle. Chill after chill ran
up and down his spine. Although the
weather was warm, he complained Of
the great cold, and when in bed wanted
TO be heavily covered with blankets
There was great nausea at times. 1t
was relieved by the throwing off of
a dark fluid of an intensely disagreeable
odor. Nothing definite was indicated
by the symptoms upon which TO base a
diagnosis, and Dr. Darling could only
wait until some particular signs OF
disease were manifested. The boy COM
planned of severe headache. If his head
was touched he would scream out pite-
ously. Commissions soon followed.
These were so severe that respiration
was interfered with. The commissions
were especially severe about the neck and
shoulders. There was a white coatin g
on the tongue. The pulse was so quick
that it could not be counted. The little
fellow became respondent in his mood
and was constantly saying that he was
going to die. Still there was nothing
to indicate that his condition was any
thing else than the result Of the excite.
ment of seeing his dog dead. The third
day after he became i'll he complained
OF terrible pain in the shoulder A
watery swelling on the same side Of the
body extended from the shoulder joint
to the abdomen. The skin at first was
very pale, and then it turned yellow.
The mental condition of the little sui
ferer was agonizing yet through al
his sufferings then and later he never
became delrious. Some changes in the
conditions of the flesh on the right sid,
of the body led to an explanation of the
cause of the disease.
A PINKIsH TINP SPREAD OVER THE SKIN.
1t deepened into redness like erysipe-
las. On the boys right finger was
found a scratch and puncture, which
had festered. DIR. Darling questioned
a.